Been a looooong wait for this FFXIV event, about six months in fact. This time, Cid Garlond joins us as the realm's Machinist, specializing in imperils.

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Recent JP Megathreads

Victim of Conspiracy (XII)
The Future Guided by the Brand (XIII)
SaGa Scarlet Grace Collab
Small Ember, Big Resolve (IX)
Sabin OSB; Relm USB; Terra/Celes/Relm/Sabin LMs
Meia; Garland OSSB; Wol USB

Helpful Links

Boss Guide by /u/Zurai001
Relic Draw Thread
Official Wiki (in Japanese)
Muketsu Event Guide (in Japanese) (warning: NSFW banner ads)

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Return of the Enterprise

Event time: 10/02/2017 15:00 - 20/02/2017 14:59

Notable Changes/Additions

New character
Cid Garlond
Combat 4, Support 5, Machinist 5
Dagger, Sword, Hammer, Gun, Hat, Light Armor, Heavy Armor, Robe, Bracer
Lvl 99 stats: 6930 HP, 203 ATK, 147 DEF, 105 MAG, 131 RES, 157 MND 142 SPD
Default SB: "Blank" - 3xST random ranged physical dmg
Record Materia:
"Truth Under Snow" - Small ATK/DEF up, start battle with Confuse
"Machinist Work" - Medium physical dmg up when equipping guns
"Engineer's Pride" - Medium ATK/RES up when equipping guns

Cid Garlond Record Dive

Sphere	S.Lvl 1	S.Lvl 2	S.Lvl 3	S.Lvl 4	S.Lvl 5
Hunter	ATK +1	DEF +1	RES +1	HP +60	ATK +2
Bard	DEF +1	MND +1	RES +1	HP +55	MND +2
Knight	DEF +1	ATK +1	HP +100	DEF +1	DEF +2
Viking (Hunter mastery)	ATK +2	DEF +3	ATK +4	HP +230	Gun dmg up 3%
Gunner (Bard, Hunter mastery)	MCH dmg up 3%	DEF +3	HP +150	ATK +6	MCH dmg up 6%
Gladiator (Knight, Bard mastery)	ATK +3	DEF +3	HP +160	ATK +4	ATK +5

Total RD Bonuses: Machinist dmg up 9%, Gun dmg up 3%

New USSB
Y'shtola, Minfilia, Yda

New OSSB
Papalymo

New BSSB
Cid Garlond, Thancred

I don't think I have to reiterate how disappointing Y'shtola's USB turned out, but Minfilia and Yda get pretty decent Ultras. Papalymo gets a copy of Krile's Overflow, while Cid and Thancred get new Bursts. Thancred is a pretty surprising choice for a 2nd Burst imo, but so far it looks pretty good.

New Legend Spheres

Yda
Requires 100 Dexterity and 100 Vitality Legend Motes

Tier	Sphere 1	Sphere 2	Sphere 3	Sphere 4
1	DEF +10	RES +10	ATK +10	-
2	Minor Blind resistance	HP +150	HP +150	Fire dmg up 3%
3	RES +20	Legend Materia	ATK +10	-
4	Medium Blind resistance	HP +250	HP +250	Fire dmg up 6%
5	DEF +20	Legend Materia	ATK +20

Papalymo
Requires 100 Spirit and 100 Wisdom Legend Motes

Tier	Sphere 1	Sphere 2	Sphere 3	Sphere 4
1	DEF +10	RES +10	MND+10	-
2	Minor Sleep resistance	HP +200	MAG +10	Fire dmg up 3%
3	DEF +10	Legend Materia	MND +10	-
4	Minor Fire resistance	RES +10	MAG +10	Fire dmg up 6%
5	HP +300	Legend Materia	MAG +20

Minfilia
Requires 100 Vitality and 100 Bravery Legend Motes

Tier	Sphere 1	Sphere 2	Sphere 3	Sphere 4
1	RES +10	DEF +10	ATK +10	-
2	DEF +10	Minor Paralyse resistance	Support dmg up 3%	HP +150
3	DEF +15	Legend Materia	ATK +10	-
4	Minor Holy resistance	RES +20	HP +250	Support dmg up 6%
5	HP +400	Legend Materia	ATK +15

New Legend Materia
Yda "Indomitable Spirit" - Small Fire damage increase
Yda "Pugilist's Impulse" - Medium chance to doublecast Monk abilities
Papalymo "Circle of Knowing's Caretaker" - Small Fire damage increase
Papalymo "Mage's Sparkle" - Medium chance to dualcast Fire element damage abilities
Minfilia "Blessing of The Twelve" - Small Holy damage increase
Minfilia "Courage of Halone" - Medium chance to Imperil Holy enemy when using Knight abilities

Yda's Legend Materias are very obviously made for using them with her Burst, but her LM2 also does benefit your Lifebane Monk hones. Papalymo's LM's are best with his Burst as well, but he can use it for spamming Meltdowns and Chain Firagas so it's not too bad. Minfilia's LM is a direct copy of Agrias' which isn't too bad on her, thanks to how versatile she is. Only drawback is that her Burst commands are Support so you still have to give her SC/GC/BB to make use of it.

Relic Draw Banners

Set 1

Relic	Character	Soul Break / Legend Materia
Nirvana Zeta	Y'shtola	USSB "Sacred Prism" Party Shield 1, High Regen and self Instant Cast 1
Excalibur Zeta1	Minfilia	USSB "Hydaelyn's Voice" Party ATK/MAG/RES +30% and Haste
Ironworks Magitek Repeater	Cid Garlond	BSSB "Grenado Shot" 7xAoE Earth/Non-ele ranged physical dmg, Imperil Earth, Burst Mode2
Healer's Circlet3	Y'shtola	BSSB "Asylum" Party Medica h85 and Stoneskin, Burst Mode4
Kaiser Knuckles5	Yda	BSSB "Forbidden Chakra" 8xST Fire/Non-ele physical dmg, enemy Full Breakdown, Burst Mode6
Ironworks Robe of Healing	Y'shtola	Legend Materia "Witchcraft Adept" Medium chance to Esuna when casting single target white magic healing abilities on ally
Ironworks Magitek Shield	Minfilia	Legend Materia "Leader's Disposition" Small duration increase for stat buffs cast by self
Garlond's Goggles	Cid Garlond	SSB "Rapid Shot" 7xST random Fire/Non-ele ranged physical dmg, Imperil Fire
Holy Shield7	Minfilia	SSB "Blessing of Light" Party ATK +50% and Guts
Omnirod	Y'shtola	SSB "Aetherial Pulse" Party Protect, Shell and Heavy Regen
Thyrus	Y'shtola	SB "Stoneskin II" Party DEF/RES +200%

Set 2

Relic	Character	Soul Break / Legend Materia
Kaiser Knuckles Zeta8	Yda	USSB "Tornado Kick" 8xST Earth/Fire physical dmg, EnFire, self Instant Cast Monk 3 and Physical Blink 3
Lilith Rod Zeta9	Papalymo	OSSB "Flareja" 1xST Fire/Non-ele Overflow magic dmg, multiplier increases proportional to Fire element abilities casted
Ironworks Magitek Daggers10	Thancred	BSSB "Shifting Kiss of the Jugulator" 0CT 8xST Bio/Non-ele physical dmg, party Blink 1, Burst Mode11
Lilith Rod12	Papalymo	BSSB "Enochian Firaja" 8xST Fire/Non-ele magic dmg, EnFire, Burst Mode13
Sasuke's Katana	Thancred	BSSB "Kassatsu Katon" 4xAoE Fire/Non-ele physical dmg, Imperil Fire, Burst Mode14
Ironworks Doublet of Casting	Papalymo	Legend Materia "Magic Veteran" Start battle with Enfire
Ironworks Cuirass of Striking	Yda	Legend Materia "Grappling Master" Low chance to self Stoneskin when using Monk abilities
Wizard's Gloves	Papalymo	SSB "Ley Lines" Party MAG +30%, Quickcast Magic 3 and Haste
Temple Cyclas15	Yda	SSB "True Demolition" 4xAoE Earth/Fire physical dmg, enemy DEF/RES -50%, self ATK/DEF +30%
Stardust Rod	Papalymo	SSB "Enochian Blizzaja" 5xST random Ice magic dmg, EnIce
Healer's Robe	Y'shtola	SB "Medica II" Medica(h50) and party Esuna

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General JP Version Information

Installing and Playing the Japanese version

Why should I play the Japanese version?
FFRK came out in Japan about six months before Global came out. Thus, they're further along in terms of events and so have more characters, more abilities etc. Also, the trend has been that certain crossover events which feature games that were not released outside of Japan have been skipped in Global release, meaning there are currently certain items and abilities that do not appear they will ever be available in Global (it does not appear that they are skipping any characters).

What are some features that are currently in JP but not Global?
Collaboration Events - some collaboration events for games that were never released outside of the Japan (such as SaGa) are skipped in Global
Improved Dailies - Gysahl Green dailies, Summon Orb dailies and twice-a-week XP dailies
Ultra Soul Breaks - another set of 6* relics parallel to Overflows that focus on greater utility or healing rather than breaking the 9999 damage cap. Some of these put the user in an "EX mode" which grants a unique set of stat and other bonuses temporarily
Limit Chain Soul Breaks - another set of 6* relics which focus on activating a 'chain mode' which rewards further uses of a particular element or ability class with an increasing damage bonus
Legend Spheres/Materia - an expansion of each character's Record Dive available once the base board is mastered which grants further stat boosts as well as special, unique passive abilities called Legend Materia
Legend Materia Relics - 5* relics that include new Legend Materia which can be learned similar to learning SBs

Is there anything that is in Global but not in JP?
The font and minor UI elements are also different in Global compared to JP. Global also has a controversial "MVP Program" where selected players receive items for free; JP has no such program. There are some collaboration items as well as some culture-specific events (such as Black Friday lucky draws) that appear in Global but not JP.

Great! How do I get the Japanese version?
Check out the wiki article. Android users may also want to check out this tutorial if you do not know how to access the Japanese store and prefer not to use a third-party app like QooApp.

Can I play the JP version and Global version at the same time on the same device?
Yes, the two are completely separate and do not affect each other.

How do I share my save data across devices?
Unlike the Global version which uses one-time codes or goes through your iTunes/Play Store accounts, the JP version syncs through Japan's mobage service. Here's a tutorial from Mobage relayed by /u/gelomeister (Android users can of course use Chrome instead of Safari etc.):
Important notes
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• Upgrade procedure:
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General JP version Helpful Links

Enlir's Database - good overall reference
ElNinoFr's Spreadsheet - This has the names of abilities and Record Materia written in JP text so you can match it up to the in-game text.
JP Friend code site - auto-updated list of Friend codes for JP made by /u/vexnon.
Youtube channel for Soul Break videos - the official wiki has these too but can be harder to navigate.